Rawlins v. Marlow

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 KEITH RAWLINS, 7 Plaintiff, C19-466 TSZ v. MINUTE ORDER 9 DON MARLOW, et al., Defendants.

11 The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge: (1) Plaintiff’s Appeal to Magistrate’s Decision to Deny Appointment of Counsel, docket no. 22, is DENIED. Plaintiff has not demonstrated “exceptional circumstances” entitling him to appointed counsel in this civil action, nor has he demonstrated an inability “to articulate his claims in light of the complexity of the legal issues involved”. Agyeman v. Corrections Corp. of Am., 390 F.3d 1101, 1103 (9th Cir. 2004) (internal quotation marks omitted). (2) The Court RENOTES Defendant Harlan’s Motion to Dismiss, docket no. 14, Defendant Marlow’s Motion to Dismiss, docket no. 15, and Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike, docket no. 25, to August 23, 2019. (3) The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of record and to Chief Magistrate Judge Tsuchida.

19 Dated this 9th day of August, 2019.

20 William M. McCool Clerk s/Karen Dews 22 Deputy Clerk